Chapter 2

Albus POV

We arrived at the platform just as it was getting dark. I stepped out of the train in my new robes with my cousin Rose, Mina , Lucas and Hebe. It seemed Ophelia had held everyone else up by complaining about how she looked in her robes. I could already tell which house she'd be in.

"Firs' years!" bellowed a big hairy man who I had been told was my parents good friend when they were at school. Once everyone had caught up we set off following him away from the station. Everyone was deadly quite, mostly with fear or nerves, but some with fascination, them being new to this.

We walked down a steep path which we had to move down in two's as it was narrow and Hagrid, the big hairy man, had to really squeeze to fit as he was so monstrously big. I ended up next to a slim tall girl with very blonde hair and very grey eyes. I wondered if she was a relation to the Malfoys as they had such features, but when we walked into the clearing I saw her eyes were not grey, but such a dark blue they were almost purple.

We walked on and trees engulfed us once more so I could no longer see her blue/purple eyes. The crowd of 11 years olds shifted and I was now next to Hebe, who was looking up in amazement. I followed her gaze to see us coming up to a lake, on which lights were reflecting off. The lights came from none other than Hogwarts of course.

Even though I had seen this castle before upon my many visits to uncle Neville, I still marvelled at its appearance. It had turrets and towers pointing up from all directions. Windows from which light was pouring out of. Anything that was usually put on a castle was on Hogwarts. Even from here you could see the top of the memorial from the war, its point at the top only just visible from near the whomping willow.

There were excited murmurs all over the place as we were directed into boats by a huge Hagrid. I was placed in a boat with Hebe, Lucas and the blonde girl with Blue/purple eyes.

"Well well well, who do we have here?" asked Lucas raising his eyebrows at blue/purple eyed girl as I'd decided to call her.

"For me to know and you to find out," she said coolly. Well, looks like someone was…well… To be honest I don't know what to say about her attitude. It wasn't all gushy like other girls, but she wasn't shy, or bitchy either. There was something different about her attitude which I couldn't place my finger on.

"Well," huffed Lucas, crossing his arms and swinging his head dark around.

I glanced at Rose and grinned, looks like someone was used to getting what they want.

The boat ride was short and sweet. We soon pulled up at the foot of the school. After climbing some slippery stairs with care, and some trips and falls, did we reach an outer chamber of the great hall. There Hagrid left us to go and get the Deputy Head, Professor Longbottom.

After being left did a nervous murmur run through the crowd of young students. I was feeling ok until I thought of James taunting back at Kings cross about how I would be in Slytherin, and not the families house, Gryffindor.

Now I wasn't feeling to confident about all this, and wished I had taken notice of what dad had been saying earlier. No sooner had I thought this than Uncle Neville walked through the doors of the great hall.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," he said in a clear, calming, deep voice. "When you walk through these doors you will be sorted in to houses by the sorting hat. I will call your names out alphabetically and you will come to be sorted, once you have been done so you will go to your table. Any questions?" The words he said would have sounded terse coming from anyone else's mouth but his. Slowly a single house raised. He nodded at the small girl who's hand it was.

"How will we know which table is our houses?" she squeaked.

"It will most likely be the one cheering the loudest," Laughed Professor Longbottom. He turned and walked through the doors. We followed him, finding the only way to get through the doors without being pushed into a table was to go in in pairs, which we eventually did. I ended up next to Rose, who Looked pale and nervous. I grasped my cousins hand and squeezed it comfortingly, even though I was feeling no better than she looked.

We reached the front of the hall and came to a halt. We squashed into a crowd, feeling everyone's eyes on us. On top of some steps was a old stool with a scruffy hat sat atop it. I knew this was the sorting hat as James had told me all about it in his letters and all of his holidays at home.

Neville was standing next to it holding a huge scroll. He began to read out names.

"Adams, Tracey," he announced.

The small girl who had asked the question went up to the hat slowly and jumped onto the stool. She was quickly sorted into Hufflepuff and the first person was sorted.

"Boot, Catherin,"

"Ravenclaw!"

"Brown, Olivia,"

"Hufflepuff!"

"Finnigan, Sar,"

I glanced up as my dads mates son went up to be sorted.

"Ravenclaw!"

Damn, I liked Sar and doubted I would be put in Ravenclaw through my lack of brains.

"Goyle, Jessica,"

A tubby girl went up and was sorted into Ravenclaw. Oddly there had been no Gryffindors yet, but never fear, The Potter/Weasley clan were here.

"Greengrass, Cliona,"

The blue/purple eyed girl went up, or should I say Cliona. She sat with the hat on her head calmly for some time while it decided, answering its question silently, as we could only see her mouth moving. Finally it seemed to have decided:

"Slytherin!"

The far table burst into applause as her tie changed colour from black to emerald green. She didn't grin, or smile, or even looked emotionless. She just looked… calm. I didn't get it.

Alice Longbottom was sorted into Hufflepuff and her father beamed as she was clapped into her new house, even though it was not his own.

"Malfoy, Scorpios,"

The hall fell eerily silent as Scorpios walked up to the hat. Once he was sat on the stool and the hat on his head did he glance up from the floor. The hat sat and thought and I could see Scorpios getting uncomfortable under everyone's persistent gaze. Without any warning the hat Bellowed,

"Slytherin!"

Scorpios face got blotchy and red with anger as he tore the hat from his head and dumped it onto the stool non to kindly. He stomped to his table as everyone clapped politely.

Once the clapping stopped, which was soon, did Uncle Neville call out the next name.

"Martin, Hebe."

I watched as Hebe went up to the hat. It had hardly hit her head before bellowing:

"Gryffindor!"

I clapped with everyone else as she joined her table. Then the next name was called.

"Potter, Albus Severus,"

I froze, there was a collective hush over the hall. Who was the dim-wit taking this long to get up to the stool. Oh, wait, it was me wasn't it, whoops.

After a shove from behind I finally set of to the hat. Once sat on the stool, I had a great view of everyone in the hall, and them of me. I picked out the Potter/Weasley group on the Gryffindor table, who smiled encouragingly.

"Ah, another Potter," declared another voice in my head, which startled me. "I remember your father, and Mother, and brother as well, nice bunch of people. All very brave, very Gryffindor, except your father, bit of deciding for him." It said. "And your just the same as him."

This startled me, I was like my father, everyone ad James pinned as that.

"I am?"

"Oh yes, and that's why I'm putting you in… SLYTHERIN!" It shouted the last part.

Everyone sat in shock, including me. Harry Potters son in Slytherin, couldn't be, could it? Finally people came to their senses and clapped. I moved mechanically to the Slytherin table. I hope James had taken Divination as this Years elective, as he was right all along.

Cliona POV

I could see the Back haired boy's disappointment written all over his face. He was a Potter, he did not belong in this house. I could hear his thoughts as if he had said the aloud.

'Stop it,' I told myself, 'Looking in peoples minds is not normal.'

I glanced back at the sorting, another two people had been sorted into their houses. A girl who's name I missed came and sat next to Albus Potter. Another person making that side heavier than the one I was sitting on. Sigh, you would think I was Lord Voldermort the way people avoided me. I wasn't from a bad family, or not nice to people, or even had a bad reputation. I was just different. You could tell that by looking at me, I wasn't a giggly girl, or a painfully shy girl either. I was cool, calm and confident. I intimidated people, I knew that, but I didn't know how not to. I looked up to see a boy with brown hair head off to the Ravenclaw table.

"Scamander, Lorcan," said the professor. A dreamy blonde boy went up to the hat. He began yapping right away and I could see the hat smiling. What he was saying I did not know and had no desire to find out. After a short time he was shipped off to the Ravenclaw bunch.

"Scamander, Lysander,"

A identical boy went up to the hat and was soon sorted into Slytherin, where he came over and sat by me.

"Hi," he said. I nodded in reply and focussed on sorting again, but got bored, some more people were sorted into houses and a brown haired girl was sorted into our house.

More and more kids seemed to come, and I was sure this year was getting far to big. I saw one of the Weasleys get sorted into Gryffindor and at last, the dark boy who I had sat on the boat with was sorted into Gryffindor. He came and placed himself in between me and Lorcan.

"Well well well, Miss Greengrass, we meet again," he grinned cockily. I rolled my eyes and ignored his comments all through dinner.

We finished and soon were on our way up to bed after the Heads speech. I walked quickly away from the first years of my house for some seclusion, and hoped and prayed I didn't get the annoying Sharp girl in my dorm. Oh yes, I was loving this already, not.

Well, we're all sorted now aren't we. So, what does everyone think of my choices, and what with this new girl reading minds. Odd. I'll put the housing up for the next few chapters so you don't get confused.

Main characters were placed:

Albus Severus Potter- Slytherin.

Scorpious Malfoy- Slytherin

Rose Weasley- Gryffindor

Hebe Martin- Gryffindor

Mina Thomas- Gryffindor

Lorcan Scamander- Ravenclaw

Lysander Scamander- Slytherin

Lucas Zabini- Slytherin

Cliona Greengrass- Slytherin

Hope you liked…;)